Overturned semi truck blocks northbound I-5 lanes

An overturned semi truck blocked two right lanes of northbound I-5 Tuesday afternoon at the interchange with state Route 18.

The two lanes were blocked at 2 p.m. after the semi lost a load of scrap metal. Contractor crews from a nearby State Department of Transportation site rushed over with a front-end loader and backhoe to push the debris aside and help State Patrol troopers reopen lanes.

A transportation department street sweeper also was nearby and quickly arrived to help clean up debris, a department spokesman said.